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Photos are coming in from Run for Water events around the world! Nearly 200 events have taken place on, Sunday April 18, 2010. Send in your photos to be added to the slideshow!

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06/27/2010 - 10:00

Kris Krug is a photographer, geek & activist based in Vancouver. Follow him on Twitter @kk.

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“From the air I could see 3000-5000 feet of black smoke… and what seemed like one fire was actually dozens of fires… recently heard a story of a captain who was rescuing sea turtles and realized that they were getting caught in the skimming nets that were being lit on fire.. the captain ended up checking up on the nets too much that BP let him go from his contract… the reality is that all kinds of wildlife are getting caught in the nets… and no one is getting them out before the burns.”

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06/25/2010 - 11:59

Kris Krug is a photographer, geek & activist based in Vancouver. Follow him on Twitter @kk. 20100616-tedx-oil-spill-0490

This past week the TEDx Oil Spill Expedition team spent time in the Southern states that line the Gulf of the Mexico documenting the disaster that is slowly unfolding in Gulf waters. Exactly two months ago the Deepwater Horizon oil well owned by British Petroleum sprung a terrible leak thousands of miles under the water's surface. The oil well has been leaking an estimated 100,000 gallons of crude oil into the Gulf on a daily basis, with little to no stopping it . This catastrophe has effected so many areas of the Gulf Coast, not just touching upon the beaches and devastating the fisherfolk communities but also displacing hundreds of birds from their homes. Overall the amount of damage is infuriating.

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06/24/2010 - 11:54

Kris Krug is a photographer, geek & activist based in Vancouver. Follow him on Twitter @kk.

Burning Off The Surface Oil From BP's Deepwater OilSpill

The last few days have been a non-stop journey through the coastal area of New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana Marshlands for the TEDx Oil Spill Expedition team. The team of photographers, videographer and writer have been exploring the land and the sky in order to understand the story of the Oil Crisis here in the Gulf. A couple thousands photos and multiple blog posts later, the team is gathering media coverage from a witnessing POV for the June 28th TEDx Oil Spill event in Washington, DC.

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06/23/2010 - 08:47

BP's onslaught of ads claiming responsibility continue to drown our media pipes. Their online use of social media -- adamant broadcasted messaging on conversational media forms -- infuriates online citizens. But one person - Leroy "@BPGlobaPR" Stick - continues to lampoon BP's efforts, turning the despicable into the ridiculous.

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06/22/2010 - 12:55

Kris Krug is a photographer, geek & activist based in Vancouver. Follow him on Twitter @kk.

Tri-State Fisherfolk Rally in Biloxi, MIssissippi - TEDx Oil Spill Expedition

The recent Oil Spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has been on everyone's mind and media outlets for the past month. Between horrifying photos, misleading information and many failed attempts at stopping the gushing oil well, a growing national frustration has mounted into a direct collective responsibility that something has to be done.

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